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Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License.Libology Blog
Established July 2006
ISSN: 1946-1852
by Rick Mason
Tag Archives: Library Journal
SkyRiver sues OCLC
SkyRiver, the new bibliographic records company created by Innovative Interfaces, Inc. (III) owner Jerry Kline, has filed suit against OCLC, alleging that they are “unlawfully monopolizing the markets for cataloging services, interlibrary lending, and bibliographic data.” SkyRiver has been joined … Continue reading
Library of the Year
The Columbus Metropolitan Library System was named 2010 Library of the Year by Library Journal. Hoo-Rah! (And given budget realities, I bet directors were nervous to be called into a surprise meeting this morning!)
Posted in Libraries, News
Tagged awards, Columbus Metropolitan Library, Library Journal, Library of the Year, News
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If you were thinking about buying a magazine or two…
Publishers Weekly is reporting that not only are they up for sale by their publisher, Reed Business Information, but that Library Journal and School Library Journal are available as well. Without knowing the cost/profit information for each of these, I … Continue reading
Posted in Libraries, Periodicals, Publishing
Tagged Blog, Library Journal, Online social networking, Publishers Weekly, Publishing, Reed Business Information, School Library Journal, Twitter, Web 2.0
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Library Automation Information
It is nearly time for Marshall Breeding’s annual Automation Systems Marketplace report, published in the April 1st edition of Library Journal. This is as comprehensive and informative a report on the software we use to organize and present our collections … Continue reading
Posted in ILS, Libraries, Online Databases, Software, Statistics
Tagged lib-web-cats, Libraries, Library Journal, Marshall Breeding, online database, software packages, Statistics
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Movers and Shakers 2009
Library Journal has announced the winners of the 2009 Movers & Shakers awards, and as usual, the recipients are fantastic and enthusiastic innovators who look for new ways for libraries to be better: The Alphabetical List (follow the links for … Continue reading
Posted in Libraries, News, Publishing
Tagged Library Journal, Photo Gallery, Stephen's Lighthouse
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What We Need
The cover story for the October issue of Library Journal is titled What We Need. It centers on the results of a survey of Movers & Shakers, the annual group of people recognized by Library Journal for innovation and leadership. … Continue reading
Posted in Libraries
Tagged annual group;, Another, Director, Library Journal, Movers & Shakers;, Movers and Shakers, pain
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State of the ILS
Marshall Breeding provides his annual overview of the shifts and trends in the world of the Integrated Library System (ILS) in the current issue of Library Journal. Of interest is the definite movement of the open source systems, Koha and … Continue reading
Posted in ILS, Libraries, OPAC, Open Source, Software, Statistics
Tagged ILS Marshall, Library Journal, Marshall Breeding, open source systems
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If it quacks like a librarian…
This post by The Limnal Librarian is, simply put, a must for everyone to read and understand (even if you don’t agree). I worked in a pharmacy as a technician for 8 years. There were great, and not so great, … Continue reading
Posted in Blogs, Libraries
Tagged Dean Giustini, Director, librarian, Library Journal, pharmacist, technician, The Limnal Librarian, Tim Spaulding
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Movers and Shakers, part 2
It seems that Library Journal’s Movers and Shakers nomination process has hit a severe bump: every nomination that was submitted through their online form prior to November 5th has been lost. If you nominated someone, well… you need to nominate … Continue reading
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Tagged Library Journal, online form
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Movers & Shakers 2008
Nope, the list hasn’t been announced yet. In fact, Library Journal is asking for nominations: The editors of Library Journal need your help in identifying the emerging leaders in the library world. Our seventh annual Movers & Shakers supplement will profile … Continue reading
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Tagged Canada, Library Journal, online nomination form, United States
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Transparent Libraries
Introducing the Michaels is a column by Michael Casey and Michael Stephens in the current issue of Library Journal. Read it. Print it out. Leave copies in your break area for co-workers to read. Michael and Michael’s “tenets of the … Continue reading
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Tagged Library Journal, Michael Casey, Michael Stephens
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Free subscription to Library Journal
… for library school students, that is. If their form is to be believed, they are asking you to send in your student ID as part of the process. Not sure if they really mean a photocopy or what, but … Continue reading
Posted in Humor, Libraries
Tagged Library Journal
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Metadata
In the 15 July 2006 issue of Library Journal, Jeffrey Beall writes a passioned defense of metadata against the forces of keyword searching. Much of what he says is valid, and I agree that metadata is necessary for effective storage … Continue reading
Posted in Definitions, Libraries, Online Databases, Search
Tagged Jeffrey Beall, keyword search, Library Journal
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